Business center construction will affect McMichael parking

Sarah Moser / Copy Editor

As work on the new Koury Business Center begins two months early, students and faculty can already see the changes around campus. One change is the closing of the lower McMichael parking lot due to construction. Taking its place will be a new fountain outside of the Koury Business Center.

So far the closing of the parking lot has not brought up many complaints said Smith Jackson, vice president and dean of student life. “We knew that the lower lot would be closing, so we moved the physical therapy students over to the East Gym lot which was doubled in size over the summer,” Jackson said. “This parking lot has plenty of room for any overflow.”

However, there is a university committee looking ahead at future parking problems and accommodations, Jackson said. “The McMichael parking lot has always had open spots, but in the spring, during peak class times, spots may be hard to find and students will have to use the East Gym parking lot,” he said. However, after 3 or 4 p.m. there should be no problems, he added.

At the moment, the committee is looking at possibly restricting students who live on the west side of campus, near the West End Apartments, from driving to class during busy hours. However, this would not take affect until next fall at the earliest, Jackson said. He went on to say that the restrictions would not be because of the new business facility or the loss of the lower McMichael parking lot.

Contact Sarah Moser at pendulum@elon.edu or 278-7247.